Show i 7 THE i d r t iv BY E eilder ellder der DEZ EY NV P VISIT CANTO RETURN TO ail lii I 1 poya aldna ELDE delvy STILL stirl SICK JULY 15 SAIL FOR san SAV FRANCISCO aki akl AND annive ARRIVE THERE 1 IN N 54 davs DAYS ARR irED ived LN RN G S 14 CITY JULY 15 1855 LETTER NO 5 i june ath mr alt james elister blister of virglnia who came cime tip lip on the steamer ste anier with me ins invited me ins to accompany ai him nl to the city of cantant canton saying baying that it would mot not cost me ins any thing at 10 a in we e started in a nice laupan beat haying harnig thre men map to row and ani a woman to scull we e rowed up the with the tide at the rate of six kno knos a an hour the scenery s was truly delightful the country on both sides aj na far as the eye e e could reach was wits clothed with a mantle of or green interspersed with w irit beautiful groves of fruit and shade trees if various kinds kin fda dla fla ive tre we ire passed several large fort on each side of the river also numbers of china pago ingo idea des monuments which were here beautifully built and were from to feet high our boatman said sald that they llad bad stood fur hundreds liun deda of years ears we passed canals leiding froin the river into the country in which we could teo tee immense numbers of boats boais plying to and fro I 1 at I 1 p mt m i we came in sight tight of tha city and annd begin to wind our way nay among thou thousands bandi sandi of boats ofell of ill ati sizes and dimensions laying from IS 15 0 20 deep almost obstructing obstruct lne ine the passage and so ro it is is for 5 mile miles above and below canton at 2 p m we landed ill the front ot of the ellare where the english church stands it is beautifully adorned with walks iliades and now bow er bed our boatman acted am a guide and took us to a hotel kept by a chinaman chinam in here ve we were treated with prat grat respect and furnished with a private room adorned with great splendor after the chinese style in the evening our pilot conducted ui us through the principal streets in in the city the buildings are general generally lv three and four stories high the streets very narrow and thronged thron ged with people nearly all of whom were carrying something from silk and anil satins gatins to wood vegetables nabies nables fruit brick and mortar at nearly neatly every shop we were importuner importuned to go coin in and look at their goods and a dozen or moe moie followed us its during dunns our walk trying to 0 o pet get into our good graces by running down other traders and telling how good and cheap their article articie 4 were mere the jews fall far short of the canton merchants in urging one ono to trade the next morning I 1 concluded to take a walk alone to the english factories a distance of two miles ihahn I 1 had nut t gone far before I 1 was surrounded bya crowd of who followed me nearly there and back talking constantly and urging me to trade on my return I 1 learned le irn ahat that our gulde guide had hid gone out in earch bearch of me and ahe fhe he land lind landlord lord said it was a wonder that I 1 got back alive that hit it was wits not fafe safe for an tit european to travel through the city alone eien eden even in the middle of the day after breakfast we visited the markets and several other oilier places of public resort there appeared to be a great excitement and confusion among the people which our guide said stid was caned canned can cau ed by the news that the rebels were approaching the rity city and would probably attack it that night or next morning mornin at 3 p m we w e I 1 left canton and arrived in Warn poa the thi chi samee gapse game evening when I 1 extended the pitting p hand hana to mr M eliner he gave me 3 2 and accepted some pamphlets which he be promised to peruse with care and lend lead to his bis friends I 1 again went on board the cresay cressy which had corm corn out of dock and was informed formed ii by the officers that they expected to sail sill for hong uong kong the next neit day and I 1 could have a passage the next neit morning about 8 we heard a tremendous cannonade at a town about aboul two distant on the side cofone of oe of the canan canak and soon siw saw the tants running across the fields in a chrt she rt time the whole w hote hole town was in flames we were informed that tint the 04 innab inh ib itania had refused to pix pV tribue and thy thi lh government had sent her mandalene mant Mani darene lirene boats bolts to destroy it a at i p ra ive eve we saile sailed 1 for liong nong honz konz konz where we fahed I 1 on the afternoon of june juna 12 I 1 found ulde elder r Ie health about the same as when I 1 lent left him bedad lle lie had hid a severe att attick uck of azue an and I 1 fever blit but had h id got pot the civilia broken at mr r youn yonn had hid been very kin kind ato to h him im on the I 1 had a conversation with mr air stiller who succeeded to the captaincy on the death of capt bell and he said and w could come on board and remain while his vesel ves el wits w is in port I 1 thanked him kindly for corhn his offer and returned to in mr youngs and talked with elder dewey and n we e agreed agreci to po go on board next morning as we thought it would be more healthy on the weter on oil informing air young that we were going to leave he said slid as it was saturday Satur dav div it would bg better not togs to s on board until bion alon monday day that we were welcome to and urged us much to do so ro lie ile had been so kind kenil to us that we did not like to go against his wishes and cn cen eluded to remain the next day dag d ly sunday Sun dav div pas pared pored ed very dull and i p to we concluded to leave our trunks po go out to the vessel and and have hae ittle 1 chat with wity capt beater we in ind formed mr air young 0 of r our fur ur intentions intention sv but he said vt we e had i better remain until after supper which won d he be ready yead in the course of an hour still we eie fet impressed upon to go on reaching the vessel v found capt miller and had a pleasant interview the next morning we were informed that mr air youngs house bouse had hid fallen down and oil on going ashore for our trunks which we frund among the ruins cuini I 1 we learned that in about ode hour after afier we ire ienn left whIle nil nii u merb mere ere at supper a large rock broke loose loos from the lull bill above the house rolled down and struck the lowr story bringing it down with it aarah cra h and covering the inmates binm ites in antte oe ruins I 1 some mere nere ere killed and nil all mor more e or les injure injured shortly after getting i on n board elder I 1 lewey has had another attack of chills and fever feier on the S ich lih a vessel came in en cn its ay ny to pre but we could make wake no arrangements for tor cr a passage the ship we were then stopping slopping in wits wi ready for sea and elder dewe dewes Is health heath was stil failing tailing and as we both thought he would notre notte not regain gain his health in a tropical trople tropic it clime after asting and pray pral prayer tr to know the will of th lord we felt that the spirit dictated that it was out duty to return to america th the P barque bacque Ilia llla geer mr dibble master with thom we came down iowa orom from wag wad chartered to tale thin arnen ninen to an OB feeding feeing him be lie pupo ed taking u forgone hundred dollers doll irs each il payable inan ling ting tin from prie hrie ilir third to 0 on no half hair lial ilal ress fess less chan than the common atice foe fo A ps asger gec rec ger i i ill thi ithe second night on ioard board I 1 dreamed that the vessel tessel I 1 was wa 2 wrecked and that I 1 saw the crew and passengers ID in great distress the th next night I 1 twice had haj the same I 1 drea dream in enit and ft it night or two niter after elder eder dewe dewey y dreamed tha mt m t ino ins ili ill thrice rice we then the i became convinced was olt wit oia laity to leave the vessel ba but get offa did aid not noti know know we feit felt feita felta vese to alito tae tl e captain about leaving leaving for he had hak had been very and ta us and lind had turned amay away other othi passengers who w 0 visited to go with him hirn but the longer we remained on board the lh more we felt hin bin fin m pressed praised that it was wag our pur dl duty itty lity not tore thain in ille ilie the vesel vessel i As the Capt was an n infidel we knew have no good effect to lo lell him hira the treason reason why we wished to leave the morning before benore the vessel was de defined tined to 1 sait fait WB wa inform informed fil him that w would ilke ilka to tarry la in ohi ohl ohina china iiii a few days longer if we feild mavet makei matters agreeable lable labie with him until the next mail maii steamer should arrivo arrhe from the east as ve were looking for ifor letters which we nihed tn t obtain before he said liedig he did dic not wish to hinder us its if we desired to tarry but we must be aware tint thit lie he had laid in stores for fur us ne and refused refuse other jui jut ut u t at tit thir thip moment three nien men cyme came came camb land lani and wanted a passage to t san francisc Francl cn offering to pay the tile money down the captain then said it would beno be 0 disappointment to hintie we tarried tarr rd we ve then asked him how we coad settle rettie etto ette fr pr dur oun our iare lare fare faro while we had been en on board lie he replied that we were welcome that he did not want any thing for feir it we w e th inked him took our trunks and went onshore I 1 arter after being en on shore share for several days we made arrangements range ments menta with capt McDon Jc donald Vonald alil of the ship john grey of liverpool to give as us a cabin passage to san ban francisco for fur each to t be paid nn on our arrival there on ort the eth of july wei wel went on biard and on the we got news through ahe the he papers pers or pathe the wreck ot of the barque bacque i Ilia lila geer captain dibble in the china sea when 7 days out r about oni fourth of the passengers were we lost the balance after sult sull suffering bring ering severely were talen off oss the wreck by a united states stales frigate fri gate gote at all ati I 1 p m oil on the of july we weighed anchor and railed exiled into the china sea ve ire steered north wert west until we struck the thi degree of north latitude I passing through several groups of tle japan islands where we got a fair wind and steered direct for the port of san oa on the or f angust august the chinese passengers in number get pet it into a regular quarrel about the division of the ace at meal time tune and it was with considerable di faculty that lre ire lie stopped flopped the row during the quarrel a chinaman causel a kettle of boiling water and threw it on his opp opponents nen they made a general beneral rush lush at him lie he seized lizes an iron crank and as he lie raised it to throw at them liis his foot slipped clipped and he leli fell overboard the captain gave orders to put the ship in stays jower lower a boat and pick him up ill but they could see nothing of him after cruising about some time in search of him as the se bea sea was considerable rough they gave him up lip as lost and hoisted in the boat when elder dewey happened to look down the audaer post and saw him on the top of f the rudder lie ite waa so mad that be he would not speak for fo borome rome I 1 forne time they threw over a rope which he made fit olt around him vid alid inured him in tn to the great joy of his friends but di pleasure or his enemies who would have pitched on to 10 him again inthe if the captain had not interfered on die hie morning af pf of the oth of september we ame came in 1 sight rf of the outer buter e trance odthe bay of san francisco and dortly shortly after sifter were hailed by firo firn t wn meil men of war one french and me ane english the captain put the ship in stas stats and waited until they came alongside they sent an officer on hoard board to ti examine the elli ships ps papers at a they were rn on the ills look out for rus nus rusian Husia ian lan ii vess vessels els and did not know but ours were faise filse colors t 1 on oil the a pilot came on inboard onboard board and ata at rpm p in we came so 10 anchor in front of the city afan francisco 54 day daout q p ut 1 elder decea de haltli continued poor and t te abad e had sev etal lial attacks odthe faver and slid ague until we reached the northern latitude latitudes when wilen he lie began to gain strength very itah irah fau tau and hv the ilme lime we landed he was wai enjoying moderate health we went uin tin shore ard made enquires for br lit 1 it horner II orner while in search of him we met an art old acquaintance 0 1 I elder dewey who iho informed w guthat I 1 elder P P in rhe the e city chy ly to his residence a liere here we found him in company w wilh with ith a ot f mis missionaries who nho were cuming coming from and ginto gln the sandwich islands it was truly tinly a time of rejoicing with us fo ro meet EC so many odthe if the elders of srael israel unexpectedly and more jader able to give us its such co counsel tinsel as ne e required the next neit day we a saw br J M U honier homer who let us hive the money to pay capt Al cDonald mcdonald for our the next licit consideration was wag w se bi how alv are we w e to repay it mr sir C Q S E parks spark an old at ai of eidet dewey off offered eipl eiel biel to fettle with br horner forli for him lm ibbe if he would go t V san fan ali ail all bernardio and work at carpentering and said baid s be w would uld allow him ZO 50 a month during the minter winter bi dev dei deavey ey accepted the apropo proposal al and after remaining in jan francisco two week beeks took steamer for san tedro vedro oil oll the of if sep september ember I 1 lefi jeri san Francl franci francico co crossed the bay bayto to oakland and from thence clience traveled by land to sacramento holding meetings mee tingo by the way way from rom thence I 1 went to hallib falls eldorado county and set in to work for br eler eter ezer hanks banks at repairing his mill nice ruce and mining I 1 remained in fit that pirt of the country until the 1st ast of december during which time I 1 earned uie the sum that I 1 had bad borrowed of br J 31 II I 1 florner ornen orner I 1 sent it to bir bit him n I 1 then went to the san juan valley vailey to kimt my brother brollier 1 here I 1 found eiden elder mcbride Vc Bride a branch of the church at that place and after tarrying tarr tari ying two days da s I 1 accompanied him to maisonville var Vai sonville in cathro valley and lived with bith br wilkins from thence we went to santa crin cruz and lived at ambr b meadors meadora where M hero here we had I 1 he pleasure with elder banry herry flaler late frim the tho sandwich islands tarried flere fiere ere over ever the abath held meetings in the court house and had all an interesting inte ioime on the we took the stage for santa clara where we arned in the evening tarried there until the soth and ati attended ended troge the beneral fe rie tie rit rii we had a good rood time jan als nis lit I 1 started artea lor or El vo county s wh where ere I 1 on n the ath gilr ardd arid on n gil all sunday aday ihie the ifie st etli ll 11 iny my ap I 1 ft preaching pr eachin 9 at bi bil airris Ci thi next sab bib bat bai bah 4 hoose irk fik ayi III placer acer county an on the pout vout elden elder ElderNA nathan tanner fanner am arrived vel vet from two afra SFrancis co the next day we ire took a claim of mr orren smith to work on sharer share we hired six men bought bocht a team teall s began belan t to bini hinl h ini uni the dirt 34 3 4 ora of a mile to thil th water rater 1 1 we continued to mine until the iston of april work 1 ipg week dys dyt and bolding meetings orv 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